Guidelines on the Irritable Bowel Syndrome: Mechanisms and Practical Management

These guidelines were compiled at the request of the Chairman of the Clinical Services Committee of the British Society of Gastroenterology. The committee’s aim was to provide a guide for the assessment and management of adult patients with irritable bowel syndrome (IBS). These patients comprise such a large proportion of gastroenterology outpatients that their streamlined and effective management would have a favourable effect on any gastroenterology department’s overall performance, and hence improve the management of all gastrointestinal diseases. There are many questions to be addressed...